Undergraduate

A caring mindRed blood cells, dengue fever and greenhouses have been on MIT senior Paula Trepman’s mind as she tackles problems in global health care.

MIT Global Founders’ Skills Accelerator announces 2013 student teamsStartup accelerator includes eight MIT student teams as well as teams from six international universities.

Bexley residents, student leaders respond to dormitory closing due to structural problemsChancellor, dean for student life send letters in response.

First ‘SuperUROPs’ cap off inaugural yearEECS program immerses undergraduates in advanced research projects.

MIT conference showcases undergraduate researchEECScon 2013 marks MIT’s first research conference geared toward engineering undergraduates

In 2.007, slow and steady wins the raceFinal tournament of robots in mechanical engineering class features wide variety of designs and strategies.

Mission Southwest: Mines, water and rocksUndergrads in Terrascope Mission 2016 course visit mines and water facilities in the American Southwest.

‘The place I needed to be’An early passion for mechanical engineering drew first‑generation student Madeline Salazar to MIT.

MIT's Green Building pays tribute to the week's eventsCampus's tallest building turned into tribute made of lights.

‘He loved us, and we loved him’MIT community recalls fallen officer Sean Collier, who made a big impression in 15 months at MIT.

Video: A look inside the MIT Hobby Shop

MIT Science Policy Initiative members visit Capitol Hill to support funding for research and developmentMeet with representatives of 34 congressional offices to urge reversal of budget cuts.

Modern-day inventorMIT senior Paul Lazarescu uses his engineering talents to help people with disabilities and improve everyday technology.

The What, Who and How of DUE: ConcourseThe Concourse freshman learning community is a 'school within a school'

MIT senior Holden Lee wins Gates ScholarshipLee will pursue graduate studies in mathematics at the University of Cambridge.

Faculty describe experiments with digital learning on MacVicar DayParticipants discuss how they are 'reimagining the MIT classroom.'

Terrascope: Not the typical first semester classCourse requires undergrads to work in teams to present solutions to a complex problem with an interdisciplinary approach

Burchard Scholars named for 2013Honorees chosen for demonstrating outstanding abilities and academic excellence in humanities, arts or social sciences, as well as in science and engineering

Helping students master dataAn undergraduate econometrics class gets students to think critically about their own research.

Four professors named 2013 MacVicar FellowsGriffith, Miller, Schulz and Teng awarded the Institute’s highest undergraduate teaching honor.

Better buildings, better livesWhether working on clean water for a Ugandan village or studying concrete reinforced with natural fibers, MIT senior Marisa Simmons is a civil engineer looking out for the world.

SHASS announces expanded Kelly Essay Prize for undergraduatesAll forms of nonfiction prose now eligible for the $800 prize

Undergraduate tuition and fees to rise 3.4 percent next yearIncrease to be offset by financial aid expenditures, which will grow to a record $97.6 million.

Important lessons learned outside the classroomMIT senior Jean Sack describes her experience with the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program

Exploring the brain, and the worldBrain and cognitive sciences major Joy Ekuta researches, learns and teaches her way around the globe.

A class for empowerment and a lifetime of changeRAD program teaches self-defense to members of campus community

Daniel Jimenez named Gates Cambridge Scholar for 2013Alumnus to pursue graduate studies in engineering for sustainable development at Cambridge University.